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@nanthrax_1_psn said in Derek Jeter will be a third Inning Boss:

@t00muchham_xbl said in Derek Jeter will be a third Inning Boss:

1. No, it will not be Jeter.
2. It's going to be Willie Mays Hayes.

Fah-ac-t-s

Pedro Cerrano, Willie Mays Hayes, and Roger Dorn.
Wild Thing a BR Reward
Jake Taylor WS reward

Make it happen

Hey Siri -- How do I explain to another man that his words turned-me-on.

So we have a daily moments for Mookie. In 2018, when he won MVP, he hit for the cycle. That is awesome, what an incredible accomplishment - definitely a moment worth reproducing.

Here is my wtf questions -- Why are we using LS series...LAD...88ovr...not hitting righties well Mookie Betts when SDS just made a 2018 MVP Mookie card that fits the exact moment we are attempting to replicate?

@thinkbluedgr said in Welcome to the forums, Xbox family :

Welcome!
Some unspoken rules of the game for ya.

1. no bunt dancing
2. no dashboarding
3. try to go easy on the pause feature
4. Don't throw from left/center field to first base.
5. If you get down a couple runs, don't quit. You'll never improve your game.
6. don't expect a friendly quit when your down several runs in the middle of the game.

I hope most of you are mature players looking to play straight up and not some cheese fest. We'll see.

As someone who plays on both systems, I hope PS players begin to adhere to these rules...

They're all about keep it hush-hush when it comes to issues.

Gamers: Hey the servers are down, what's the issue?
SDS: Matt Harvey's prime card is now available as a reward!
Gamers: but we can't play online...the servers are down.
SDS: We're having a stub sale!
Gamers: please fix the servers.
SDS: Here is a picture of the birds at Dodger stadium, it's a clue for our next content release.

1. People pay for game pass.
2. Who is "they"? It came out prior to launch that the MLB essentially told SDS that the game was to be put on game pass. SDS had no choice.
3. OP has the audacity to complain while not having the facts straight. Its insulting and infuriating. OP should be ashamed.

@raesone_psn said in Going against Crochet, Cabrera, Lee, every game...:

Still beats FIFA by a gazillion miles.

My brother and I were talking about this on Sunday morning:

FIFA: turn in 11 85+ rated cards to receive this 1 88 ovr LB.
Me: But I keep those 11 cards right...like I do not lose them.
FIFA: No, you loose them.
Me: But why?
FIFA: Thats futball bay-bay!

MLB TS: Collect those 40 cards and earn this really awesome card
Me: But I really don't want to lose my Diamond Series players in that collection.
MLB TS: You don't lose them, but you can't sell them
Me: ...
MLB TS: Like you keep them...
Me: ...
MLB TS; Oh, you're a FUT player, my bad, this must be a jarring experience for you. Here just hit a few XBH, we'll give you this 89 diamond level 1B.

Once again SDS decides to use the “we’re just not going to address that” method with its community.

The communication on server maintenance has been pretty disappointing.

The shame with the lack of (and poor) communication and server issues is that the game plays SO WELL.

A lack of communication and transparency has once again placed SDS in poor light.

It's amazing how many pitch forks would be put to rest if SDS would simply state:
"The problem(s) is..."
"We are attempting to ... in order to..."
"Our ETA for servers to be running again is __ PST.
[When approaching the ETA window] "Servers will be on and active as the initial ETA stated." Or "We are still taking on server challenges, our ETA is now ___PST."

Communication especially when faltering and failing is a key to recovery. We lose in life and competition when we do not properly communicate when the pressure is on.

The coward not only tried bunting to break up a perfect game, he quit in the bottom of the 8th after a single shot to right from Lofton to go up 3-0. I was 3 batters away from a perfect game.

Note to others: Don't compete online if you cannot handle both outcomes. That means being a good winner and a good loser.

What happened is just wrong. Know this: if you're pitching a perfect game against me, I'll stick it out.

Eh...it's the exploitation of animations/defenders slothing through decisions.

I dont know if it could be patched. Basically what I see people do from time to time answers the question: Are you secretly an a-hole?

The answer for a decent amount of people is "yes."

San Diego Studios Hates Him for This One trick

I don’t know why more people don’t do this, but here is my strategy:

Start the year off by buying a bundle of 50 packs, but make sure you get the ones that have 4 Trouts in each pack. That’s 200 Trouts (a school or Trout, if you will), and you’ll keep one and sell 199. Let’s say you sell each for an average of 300K. That brings in 53,730,000 stubs (factoring in the 10% tax). Assuming The Show packs are still going to be 1,500 stubs, you can purchase 35,820 additional packs. But, again, only buy the ones that have 4 Trouts in each pack. Forgetting to do this is where so many people go wrong. This will give you 143,280 Trouts. Assuming there are 4 levels of exchanges for each of the AL west teams, you can use 16 trouts as exchanges in the new program and still have 143,264 Trouts. Once again, you’ll need to sell these at an average of 300K. That will give you 4.2984e10 stubs, which should be enough to finish off the LS collection and leave enough left over to buy 5 Headliners Series 1 packs.

This is how I have completed the LS each year since 2006. That was back before trout was even in the big leagues, so almost no one had the foresight to invest in him the way I did.

You’re welcome.

Sincerely,
John Q. Moneyface, world’s greatest money expert guy.

So I’ll be switching over to my Series X this year. I will be the first to admit my disdain for card collecting/team builder modes.

Diamond Dynasty is the most user friend of them all. I went a year where I spent stubs and another where I didn’t. The only difference is the speed at which you’re team is built and honestly, there isn’t huge difference between the two; maybe day 1/day 2 versus a week to build a solid team (I said solid, not stacked). My advice for new DD player:

• ask questions, any question and you should get an answer. I have even had guys offer to get into a voice chat.
• Flip cards, Flips cards, Flip cards. There are millions of DD players, you’re not the only guy who has or needs a specific card for a collection. Additionally, 150 stubs per sale adds up faster than you think.
• Just PLAY. Login? A reward. Played a regular game v CPU? Here are some stubs. Played DD online? Stubs. Played DD offline? Stubs. MtO? A bevy of rewards. It’s gotten to the point where if I say baseball in a public space, stubs will be added to my show account.
• Last one: Play your way. Meaning: choose the hitting, pitching and fielding mechanics that work for you.

It’s a well made game and I am thankful that it’s on the Series X. If your on the One or Series X/S hit me up and let’s play ball.

@raylewissb47_psn said in Can tell it's a content day.:

@t00muchham_xbl said in Can tell it's a content day.:

Don't worry guys, they'll do some serve maintenance (reset the servers) at 4am PST tomorrow so that we can deal with the same issue that's been plaguing the game since launch come this weekend.

And don’t forget the unannounced (non)routine online maintenance tomorrow afternoon.

Update 8 will address:

• Sock colors,
• The Food/Beverage Stands in Create a Stadium
• More Birds in the SF ball park
• Lindor will move his hands in his batting stance

Can't wait.

@thegoaler_psn said in Problem with the midnight release:

I get up for work at 3am Eastern, so this is a problem.
Do I ask for Friday off or go to bed reeeeaaal early and stay up after midnight?
I need a 3 day weekend anyway

I already contacted your place of work. You may receive flowers at your front door...I kinda said that you died...

So, I consider myself a pretty good athlete -- played sports, was a starter and was a stage fighter in/post-college.

I am sitting in my Stats class, super cute girl is sitting next to me, and it just so happens that the opening of my desk (remember desks have that bar that connects the table part to the chair) is on the same side as her opening. I figure when we both get up I'll introduce myself --NOPE!

Class is dismissed, and go to get out of my spot, so does she. I plant my foot to push off in order to get out of my desk. Welp... small tear in my calf muscle.

Her: Uh, you ok?
Me: Yep, just...just stuck the landing.
Her: Oh... (walks away)

...nailed it...

@ericg819_psn said in FIX CONTACT SWING!:

@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in FIX CONTACT SWING!:

@ericg819_psn said in FIX CONTACT SWING!:

I love your sarcasm but since you can barley read English, it says I turned myself into an elite player with the contact swing because now all of my swing-and-misses turn to foul balls.

I stated that I won five in a row, but since you care,
I went 12-1 in events yesterday and now I'm rated like 850 in ranked seasons.

I am elite now BECAUSE I TURNED ALL MY SWING AND MISSES INTO FOUL BALLS BY JUST USING THE CONTACT SWING.

I was 974 last season without contact swinging and I don't consider myself elite. Elite is people like pitching_rebel. CS you are a very good player unless you are taking advantage of a broken game mechanic to get there. Looks to me without the broken game mechanic you are a 500 rated player with really good cards. Nothing wrong with being a 500 rated player but far from elite.

What kind of moronic assumptions are you making? I'm rated 800 to 900 every year and in online rated I am always in the top 100.

I am 33 and dating a 27 year old DIME. https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1394716836864929796/oSPlewdH.jpg

There's a link to my Twitter so you can take a look at my face and see that your girlfriend, mom and sister would all end up in my bed if I wanted...

Whenever you wanna put your theories to the test, LMK. I'll play you and make you quit within 3 innings.

I'm 33 and 100% not single

Well the link didn't work, so now I have to use pornhub this morning to get my day started...thanks...

Just hit 350k today. I don't really touch showdowns. Been focusing on TA missions , Conquests Maps and playing the cpu.

Hoping to produce enough capital from BiaH packs for Trout. He's my last live series card.

@ladyswampfox_xbl said in What a disappointment....:

@t00muchham_xbl said in What a disappointment....:

I think they saw the number of great cards available through non-purchase and offline play in TS 21 and said "this has to change."

The new TA system will cause more players to purchase stubs. So SDS wins.

Are those things really random? They say “choose one of five players.”

I didn't bring that part up and the first go around you get 1 random card. The next you'll get to choose. The issue is that instead of being able to collect all TA cards within a TA program, you can now unlock 12 of them (6 forced, 6 picked) and have to find other methods to acquire the other 18.

Will there be packs made available later on through progress/plat? Sure. Will they sell a 30k stub pack to earn a random card out of the 30 available (including duplicating one you have already bought)? Yeah, most likely.

I am curious to know what part of the change will "benefit players"? or can someone explain HOW this is better? I do not see a clear-cut purpose other than slowing down card acquisition for the hopes of more money spent. It was like last year they threw cards at everyone to sink their teeth into new players.

Yes, it is early. The game did not officially release yet and I will be rightfully skeptical of changes made.

I made a sound no grown man should make when I saw David Wright in the video.

@rabid55wolverine said in No Franchise Mode Changes?:

@t00muchham_xbl said in No Franchise Mode Changes?:

@rabid55wolverine said in No Franchise Mode Changes?:

I hate to say it but I wasn't expecting too much with covid and going multiplatform. I think people have amazingly high expectations for a company that rarely innovates

And that’s just it...there is always an excuse. I just want them to say “it’s not happening. There’s no profitable return...we are focused on DD...it eats up servers...” something that is honest and straight forward. If they can create leagues for DD, they can make an online franchise mode. But their focus has been to wedge players toward DD. It would be nice if there was an outcry like we had when EA gave up on franchise mode.

I get there is always an excuse but this year is very different than in the past. In a year to year cycle they've had to deal with covid and all thw challenges that it brings but also having to make the game work for Xbox is a massive undertaking. I have no idea if thwy added people to the team, I would assume some that are for Xbox but they don't have a big team to start with. I get the frustration but I think this is the year it's the most acceptable although in the past, I agree it hasn't been.

I appreciate your point-of-view and I do not agree with it.

Each year, since the removal of Online Franchise, SDS has come-up with an excuse as to why the game mode is not present within the game. Meanwhile DD sees more and more advancement, RttS sees improvements and they even went ahead and created a new game mode: March to October. So they had time to improve game modes and develop another that no one asked for, while ignoring a game mode that fans have been screaming to see changes and additions to. They're not listening; they're looking for $ signs.

Last year the development team added leagues to Diamond Dynasty, but completely ignored franchise mode. The addition of online leagues to Diamond Dynasty tells you that the capability to add online franchise is there and that it is not a priority for the SDS -- most likely because it does not generate revenue post-purchase.

At this point-in-time the lack of improvements to franchise mode is inexcusable. If they come-out tomorrow or at some-point prior to launch and announce that Online Franchise will be apart of the game, than I'll have no problem stating mea culpa. I am not going to hold my breath. I await another crummy excuse.